SunQuest
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Boy am I really super frusterated. I am so sick of seeing Drs, and well, it just never ends. Why is it when one has a 25% chance of having a genetic disorder and wants to be screened for it that you can't get the Drs to do it? This Dr that I am working with knows that my sister is a double carrier of the gene that causes this disorder which can cause all kinds of organ issues, including liver failure, and also diabetes. I am working with a diabetes and thyroid specialist, so you would think that he would be more concerned with me getting screened. But instead he thinks I should go see another specialist (GI specialist?) Anyway, I don't think it is necessary to talk to a GI specialist over this when all I need to know is if I have the 2 genes needed to cause me issues. (Think Lethal White in Overos here as this is exactly how this works except that I don't die a quick death in my first few years of life. None or One gene and no issues, 2 copies of the gene and watch out!) So now I am battling Drs and with my phobia of them it is not like I want to go see someone else about it or even the doctor I am currently with, and insurance of course says they will cover but only if medically necessary. Urgg... This is why I hate going to Drs!!! It seems that they just can't do anything in a simple fashion!
And they wonder why insurance rates are so high??? Lets see, every time I walk into a new Dr's office BAMM!!! $200.00 just for spending 1/2 hour of my time to fill out paperwork to then be sent to a lab to get blood drawn. So now a simple procedure that would cost a couple of hundered dollars has doubled in cost for no reason!
Thanks for letting me rant over this.
And they wonder why insurance rates are so high??? Lets see, every time I walk into a new Dr's office BAMM!!! $200.00 just for spending 1/2 hour of my time to fill out paperwork to then be sent to a lab to get blood drawn. So now a simple procedure that would cost a couple of hundered dollars has doubled in cost for no reason!
Thanks for letting me rant over this.